Coffee Shoppe

Well I was bored so I was researching random crap for fun.... So here are some of my findings:

Which are the highest mountains in North America?
Mount McKinley in Alaska rises 20,320 feet high.
Mount Logan in the Yukon Territory rises 19,551 feet high.

How much does an adult moose weigh?
Males weigh 1,200 to 1,600 pounds, and females 800 to 1,300 pounds.

What is the smallest mammal in the world?
It's Kitti's hog-nosed bat (also called bumblebee bat) from Thailand. It's only 1.2 inches long and weighs 0.07 ounces.

What was the Guano Islands Act?
In the 1800s, bird droppings were valued as fertilizer. As a result, a U.S. law called the Guano Islands Act, passed on August 18, 1856, stated that if you're a U.S. citizen and come across a guano deposit on a rock, island, or key that doesn't belong to any country, you can claim it for the United States.

According to the Moon, when should you cut your hair to make it grow faster?
During the waxing phase -- that is, when the Moon is between new and full.

Are new stars being formed, or did they all form at the same time?
They are continually being formed. The Pleiades are an example of a group of newly formed stars. When the dinosaurs walked the Earth, the Pleiades did not exist.

What are some ways that people paid taxes in the past?
In biblical times, taxes were paid with herbs such as anise, and in medieval Europe, people used honey to pay their taxes.

Have we always had Daylight Saving Time?
In the United States, Daylight Saving Time was first begun on March 31, 1918, during World War I. This plan provided more light for the evening hours, thereby saving fuel for the war effort. Since then, Daylight Saving Time has been used on and off, with different start and end dates. Currently, Daylight Saving Time begins at 2:00 A.M. on the second Sunday of March and ends at 2:00 A.M. on the first Sunday in November.

What is the most recent year that had a full Moon on February 29?
This occurred most recently in 1972. This is indeed a rare event, since the next most recent year was 1820.

Mt McKinley is the highest :P

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You must have really been bored....lol.

What was the Guano Islands Act?
In the 1800s, bird droppings were valued as fertilizer. As a result, a U.S. law called the Guano Islands Act, passed on August 18, 1856, stated that if you're a U.S. citizen and come across a guano deposit on a rock, island, or key that doesn't belong to any country, you can claim it for the United States.


Well i found bird droppings on The Coffee Shoppe so I will claim it for the USA. lol

You were very bored indeed Travis, but that is interesting information.

Hold up a minute there Sparky---you found guano at the coffee shoppe? You can't mean that...We are such serious individuals..........never making jokes........always acting so proper............all right, never mind, you probably did find guano here....lol.

I was fixin' to say, Princess that with the storms that are rolling thru your area, you might want to be watchful of lightening strikes for telling that big whopper of a fish story....

We're not talking about fish--we're talking about guano.....2 different things.
Besides Brother Billy is the fisherman in the family.

Did you know that you can rearrage the letters in "Mother in law" and spell "Woman Hitler"????? Its true..........

Here's one just for Billy

You can rearrange the letters PRESIDENT CLINTON OF THE USA (With no letters left over and using each letter only once):

....TO COPULATE HE FINDS INTERNS

Thats good. And apparently true..........

Hey.... Wait a minute...... I know her

If Monica could spell she would have known that!

If Hillary could spell, SHE would have known that....

It explains a lot,don't it?

Hey, wait a minute....I resemble that remark.

We were talking about HIS mother in law,not mother in laws in general. If you notice,I said you could rearrange the letters. I never said you HAD to rearrange the letters..............

OK, Got it. I thought maybe you had heard stories or something.....

Only good ones.

Well, don't believe everything you hear.....

In the 1400's a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have 'the rule of thumb'

Many years ago in Scotland , a new game was invented. It was ruled 'Gentlemen Only...Ladies Forbidden'...and thus, the word GOLF entered into the English language.